Joint pain at rest · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
It is very uncertain whether occlusal splint changes joint pain at rest compared with no treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patient discomfort · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Muscle pain when chewing · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
It is very uncertain whether occlusal splint changes muscle pain when chewing compared with no treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severity of joint noise · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
It is very uncertain whether occlusal splint changes severity of joint noise compared with no treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Depression · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
Occlusal splint led to lower depression compared with no treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency of joint noise · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
It is very uncertain whether occlusal splint changes frequency of joint noise compared with no treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Range of mandibular motion · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in range of mandibular motion compared with no treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Self-reported joint pain when chewing · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
It is very uncertain whether occlusal splint changes self-reported joint pain when chewing compared with no treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Muscle pain at rest · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
It is very uncertain whether occlusal splint changes muscle pain at rest compared with no treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Reduction of apnoea to less than one episode per hour (polysomnography) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
1 finding from 1 review
Daytime symptom: thirstiness in the morning (questionnaire) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
Oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance showed no clear difference in daytime symptom: thirstiness in the morning (questionnaire) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Signs and symptoms of atypical swallowing and speech production disturbances · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Reduction of apnoea episodes (apnoea-hypopnoea index) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
It is very uncertain whether oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance changes reduction of apnoea episodes (apnoea-hypopnoea index) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Nocturnal symptom: nightmares (questionnaire) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
Oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance showed no clear difference in nocturnal symptom: nightmares (questionnaire) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Alteration of growth pattern (cephalometric data or facial analysis) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Tiredness · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
It is very uncertain whether oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance changes daytime symptom: tiredness (Brouillette questionnaire) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Nocturnal symptom: habitual snoring (questionnaire) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
It is very uncertain whether oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance changes nocturnal symptom: habitual snoring (questionnaire) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Side effects / tolerability · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
1 finding from 1 review
Tolerability: 73.7% fitted with oral appliance (14/19 children) tolerated the treatment well and 26.3% (five children) discontinued therapy. Side effects: the included study did not assess this outcome.
1 study · 19 participants
GRADE not reported
Daytime symptom: sleepiness (Brouillette questionnaire) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
It is very uncertain whether oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance changes daytime symptom: sleepiness (Brouillette questionnaire) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review